New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-04-20
ALEXANDER MITCHELL DEAD
BRIEF ILLNESS OFTHE PRESIDENT OF THE
ST. PAUL RAILWAY,
PROMINENT AS A BANKER AND RAILWAY officE'
DYING AT THE HOFFMAN HOUSE

PROMINENT AS A BANKER AND RAILWAY OFFICE"
DYING AT THE HOFFMAN HOUSE
Alexander Mitchell, president OF the Chicago. Mil
waukee and st. Paul Railroad Company d'ed III .h's
city at the Hoffman House yesterday The Immaculate
cause of his death was said by his friends to be bron
chial pneumonia" although the disc use was supple
mented by deficient action of the heart. FOR severn"
wears Mr. Mitchell had Withdrawn himself from acuVe
business. and only at the earnest sonc''i
his associates that he retained his position as neau
the ST. Paul system. He went to FLORIDA ABOUT '
months ago. accompanied by his wife and On OLD posoin
friend the Rev. DR.. Keene, of Milwaukee, stay ny w
his han dsome house in Jacksonville named VIVA "eN
audra About two weeks ago he came to TINS Guy
leaving bis wife at tho South. He seemed 10 DC !"
GOOD health but his friends noticed that he was
greatly cmaciaed.
On Wednesday last no went to the Metropolitan
Opera House to see Patti In Scmramide' but oeiore
the performance was over no complained OF feeling
draucht in his box and was taken home In Gao by ms
son. He developed a fever, and DIR. Bradley anu ,i
Janewav called to attend him. On rrionf "a
Mackie of Milwaukee,, nephew who genera'V ea.ea
for him. teegraphed for and on Sunday ne roh0u
this city. Mr. Mitchell sinking rapidly wheh MS
nephew arrived and about 2:25 p. IN. yesterday nc
died. He was attended in his last hours oy DE-
Mackie and Bradley, the Rev. Dr. hcehe' JON" "
Mitchell, his son. and Mrs. J.hn Mitchell.
The news of Nj. MichePs death was shoon "
most of his friends especially those who had seen h
down town as late as last Wednesday afternoon Las
evening the Hrfman House there were many eahcr'
who left messages OF sympathy. The corridors "ere
also thronged with numerous stockbrokers VINO wero
concerned at the possible effect OF Mr. Mitcheiis uesn
on speculation. Those most intimate with ',r
Mitchell said however that he had not bought or sou
any stoe ks the last years and That he had oe
practically out OF active business affairs In ooth MS
railroad and his tank corporations ~.
Among the callers to express ympathy were Aioer'
Bierstadt who a warm and intimate rienu VI '''
dead banker; yice-President Bond and Generai MAN
acer Roswell Miller, OF the ST. Paul road; Wilhelm
Rockefeller president Of tho Standard Oil Company
Walter s. Gurnee. George l. Seney and A. D. AiAch'
Editor OF " The Evening Wisconsin"
1t was reported that Mr. Mitchelrs son was Ill also
but this denied at the hotel friend oil inc ia"
lily said that he had been Frustrated nervousy oV 'ho
shock of his fathers death although he had been pre-
pared tor fatal end since Sunday, but by evening had
recovered his oomposure
The body OF the dead banker has been emoalmed
and will leave the city this evening at q o'clock on 'r
Miche's private car for Milwaukee by the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad and the Pt,sbrrg, Fort Wayne ana
Chicago roads, which connects in the Union Depot NJ
Chicago with the st. Paul road. Ii will be accom-
panied by Young Mr.. Mitchell and his wife and lew
intimate friends The burial will be in the Forrest
Home Cemetery at Mil yankee Mrs. Alexander
Mitchell is still at villa Alexandra, in Jacksonvhle' IN
poor health but j. expected that her physicians VIII
permit hei to 20 directly on to Milwaukee to attehd
tho funeral